First openly gay K-pop boy band releases single ‘Show Me Your Pride’

South Korea’s first openly gay boy band released an anthem for the LGBTQ+ community as their first song.

Pride of the Lionesses: Four-member K-pop group Lionesses shared their first track, titled “Show Me Your Pride,” on Nov. 1, reported South China Morning Post.

The track was produced with support from the Ivan City Queer Cultural Fund of Beyond the Rainbow Foundation, a local activist organization that pushes for better LGBTQ+ representation in South Korea’s pop culture.
Lyrics for “Show Me Your Pride” tackle the challenges of LGBTQ+ life, such as dealing with coming out, homophobia and others.
“Let me see your pride,” the music video’s description noted. “Because you’re the one who shines like stars.”
The engaging music video, which mostly features all of the members wearing masks, ends with a dramatic removal of one member’s mask.

Among trailblazers: While Lionesses is the only group to claim to be the first openly LGBTQ+ boy band in K-pop history, there are several other openly LGBTQ+ artists in the South Korean music industry, such as singer Holland and R&B star MRSHLL.

Former members of K-pop groups have also come out in recent years.
Jiae of Wa$$up came out as bisexual, while Hansol of Topp Dogg, came out as asexual.
Meanwhile, transgender icon Harisu and transgender girl group Lady have also been active in promoting LGBTQ+ causes.
As LGBTQ+ representation continues to grow in Korea’s entertainment industry, more K-pop artists are now publicly expressing their support for LGBTQ+ rights.
BTS’ Suga revealed in a recent Billboard interview that he supports gay rights. “There’s nothing wrong. Everyone is equal,” he said.

Featured Image via LIONESSES Official

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